Necktie-fastener



J. F. POTTER. NBQKTIB PASTBNBR.

No. 288,785. Patented Nov. 2o, 1888.

4 NA PETER'S. Pmuumampmr. wuhinglumuc.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN F. POTTER, OF BELLEFONTE, PENNSYLVANIA.

NEcKTl-E-FASTENER. l

sPEcIEIcAtrroNrferming part of Lettere Patent No. 288,725, datedNovember 2o, 1883.

Application filed February 23, 1883. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom it may concern.-`

Be it known that I, JOHN F. POTTER, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Bellefonte, in the county of Centre and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inNecktie-Fasteners, of which the following is a speciiication, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to an improvement in necktie-fastenerswhich isdesigned to prevent neckties from becomingdetached and lost; and itconsists in the vertical loop or button-holder A, the elbows B, B', andC,` projecting feet or supports C', and in the peculiar structure of thedevice, substantially as hereinafter moreA fully specified. In thedrawings, Figure l is a view in perspective. Fig. 2 is a plan viewthereof, and Fig. 3 is a modication of my invention.v

In carrying out my invention I take a piece Of wire adapted as to lengthfor its intended purpose and form the tapering or flaring loop A, thesmaller end of the loop being uppermost when secured to the tie. Incontinuation I bend the wire to form the elbows B. These elbows inclineat a slight angle downward toward the stock of the tie, and to the rightand left, and from thence a second angle, B,`and third angle, C, isformed, the wire being returned in the direction Of the top of theloopand slightly downward toward the stock, and

from thence it is bent at an angle Or curve on f either side to form thefeet Or supports C', and projected through the stock-of the tie, wherethe feet or supports are clinched', thus causing the tie to fit closelyto the neck, where buttoned, and to remain in position until removed bythe wearer.

I am aware of the patents of F. D. Ford of 4o October 29, 1867, No.70,331, and J. A. Hard, j of July 1', 1873, No. 140,412, and these Idisclaim, my necktie having been undertaken and invented with fullknowledge thereof, and with the sole Object of rendering such necktiespopular by overcoming the Objections thereto which have hithertoprevented their becoming generally adopted. Before the use of wireloopsthe loop or elastic with which such' neckties were secured frequentlybecame detached, resulting in the loss of the tie, and in the patentedties aforesaid the shape of the wire loop and the obvious difficulty ofinserting the unseen button by pressing it through the loop preventedsuch ties from coming into general favor. These paramount objections mytie fully meets and overcomes, as the wider part of the loop is causedto project out from the tie-shield, and is there amply wide'enough toadmit the button-head, from which point it gradually converges untilsufficiently narrow to clasp the shank ofthe button formed by thebutton-threads with which the button is sewed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, 1s

The necktie-fastener described, consisting of a piece of wire bent toform the upwardlyprojecting loop A, open at the bottom, the elbows, andfeet or supports, all substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN F. POTTER.

Witnesses:

HENRY HILL, J. NOTA MOGILL.

